Civitavecchia

A major port for Rome. Container ships and cruise ships both dock here.

i walked the lungomare (lit., along-sea) my first morning before dawn

You can't go in to this 16th C fortress

But you can walk this out to a spit of land. 

Except walking, i probably won't do anything here in my 43 hours. But dawn reflection over the sea is nice

i had hoped, in a strange way, knowing I'd hate it, to watch a big cruise ship disgorge 1500 people at once, but no docking is scheduled. So I've been saved from my own odd curiosity!